Tag: painting

• Movement in Many Parts Shotgun Review in Art Practical’s 4.1 Shotgun Issue

  Humans are resilient. Our anatomy is extraordinary and highly complex. We build, construct, destroy, and synthesize. But human nature involves understanding the biology and mechanisms that provoke us to move and accelerate. In Movement in Many Parts, an exhibition curated by Lucy Seena K. Lin and Weston Teruya, artists investigate human evolution through nature and industry. […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  September 29, 2012

• Johanna Poethig in Public Space

  Imagine a bright-blue-eyed four-month-old baby girl traveling with missionaries to the Philippines. Picture her growing up and attending an alternative school in Manila filled with many friends who encourage her to engage in the vibrant art community. In her teenage years, she returns to the United States to learn as much about muralism as possible […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  July 19, 2012

• The Alchemy of Materials: Printmaker and Painter Jonathan Barcan

  At Workspace Studios off Folsom Street, visitors can expect a breathy climb up brick-colored stairs to a maze of artist studios. One of those studios belongs to artist Jonathan Barcan, who during a studio visit shared insights on his printmaking, drawing and painting practice. In looking at his work, it is easy to see the […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  July 17, 2012

• Mission Artists United ~ A Few Photos from Open Studios

  Please pardon the photography. I took these photos on my phone and didn’t want to wait too long to post a few of my favorites from Open Studios this weekend. I highly encourage visiting their sites and taking a look around. Obviously, their work is so much better in person but these were definitely some […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  April 17, 2012

• Asterisk SF Magazine Article on painter Aaron Nagel

  Painting requires the artist to solve problems both physical and mental. It requires patience, a keen awareness of traditional elements, a deft understanding of color, and a mastery of composition so that the viewer’s eyes move fluidly and effortlessly through the subject and its environment. From abstraction to photo-realism, a well-executed painting offers visual stimulation […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  October 10, 2011

• Art Hero ~ Carlos Villa, Painter

  Dorothy R. Santos

  August 17, 2011